Archived News
Industry Says No to Woolly Deal
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2005
THE Australian wool industry is poised to reject a deal on animal welfare brokered between a woolgrowers group and a US-based animal liberation body.
30 activists chained to battery hen cages in protest over cruel 'factory farming' - Arrests Likely
Date Posted: 25 May 2005
HENS HAVE BEEN RESCUED BY THE ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM FROM THE APPALLING MISERY OF BATTERY
CAGES AT THE PACE 'HENHOLME' BATTERY FARM, GEORGE BOOTH DRIVE, BUCHANAN, NEAR NEWCASTLE. 30 ACTIVISTS REMAIN WITH THE 100s OF THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS LOCKED AWAY IN SHEDS.
Animal Campaigners Target Battery Hen Farm
Date Posted: 25 May 2005
Animal rights campaigners have staged a six-hour sit-in at a NSW battery hen farm in protest at the conditions under which the birds are kept.
Yet another wool industry cruel secret exposed at international wool textile congress
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2005
Superfine wool auction today in Hobart, Australia will be targeted to expose the plight of intensively housed (shedded) sheep which are deliberately half-starved, isolated and locked up by some producers of low micron wool.
Supreme Court order granted in WA live export case
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2005
Leading WA solicitor Martin Bennett, acting for peak animal welfare body Animals Australia, successfully argued today in the Supreme Court of Western Australia for the granting of an order nisi regarding the failure of the WA Government to act on Animals Australia's live animal export complaint.
Animals Australia launches new website - savebabe.com
Date Posted: 7 Dec 2004
This week has seen Animals Australia launch its largest initiative ever - a unique campaign and website - savebabe.com
Ban on 'cruel' Australian wool
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2004
A LEADING American fashion retailer has banned the use of Australian merino wool in its products after pressure from the world's largest animal rights group.
Wrap up of Anti-Vivisection Demo
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2004
Firstly, thank you so much to everyone that showed up to Brighton yesterday in the early spring heat! It was amazing to see how many people we can get together to be active for the animals. When we were shouting 'Ban Animal Testing' there was such enthusiasm in all voices that I think the conference goers would have been hard pressed to block us out!!!
Did you see the 4 Corners program on Monday 21st June 2004?
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2004
Are you concerned about the situation at the RSPCA?
Arna Case - disappointing result but much achieved
Date Posted: 6 Jun 2004
Magistrate rules that Arna was not distressed and that the circus did not cause cruelty by taking the elephants away from Arna. With extreme disappointment I have to tell you all that this is the ruling.